SIGNED ALEXANDRE-JEAN DUBOIS-DRAHONET (FRENCH, 1791-1834)
Garde Nationale à Cheval, Trompette
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Closed: 19 Apr 2023
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SIGNED ALEXANDRE-JEAN DUBOIS-DRAHONET (FRENCH, 1791-1834)
In the early 1830s, Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet was commissioned by King William IV of England to create a series of 100 paintings illustrating recent changes to the uniforms and weapons on the British Army. King Louis-Philippe of France followed, commissioning a series of French military paintings from the artist. The French series may have been a part of the King's project to establish a museum at Versailles.
Well known in France as a society portrait painter in the courts of Kings Charles X and Louis-Philippe, in this series Dubois-Drahonet takes great care to depict the details of the uniforms and weaponry. The present lot depicts a member of the National Guard cavalry playing a trumpet. Please see the following lot for another example. 91 works from the British series are in the collection of the British royal family housed at Windsor Castle and more than a dozen from the French series are in the collection of the Musée de la Marine in Paris. After Dubois-Drahonet's death, the French series was completed by Paul Lecomte.
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Some surface soiling as to be expected with age. Overall with mild craquelure. With moderate frame abrasion including minor pigment losses to the extreme edges. Examined under ultraviolet light. Scattered areas of touch-ups, most notably to the background including two a horizontal line of disturbance which runs across its width. Please note Christie's does not guarantee the condition of frames.
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Garde Nationale à Cheval, TrompetteSIGNED ALEXANDRE-JEAN DUBOIS-DRAHONET (FRENCH, 1791-1834)Estimate: USD 8,000 - 12,000
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